Roasted Honey Lemon Garlic Chicken
This Honey Lemon Garlic Chicken is marinated in honey, lemon, and garlic, pan-fried to get a crispy skin, then finished off in the oven and served with reserved honey lemon garlic sauce for a chicken dinner that will be a family favorite!
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Servings: 6 - 8 servings
Ingredients
- 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 3/4 cup honey
- 1/2 cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (or juice of 2 lemons)
- 2 Tbsp soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp rice wine vinegar
- 3 Tbsp minced garlic
- 8 whole garlic cloves, peeled
- Lemon slices and/or zest for garnish
- Sliced green onions, for garnish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 360°F
- Place chicken thighs in a large shallow dish, season with salt and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the honey, lemon juice, soy sauce, vinegar and minced garlic. Pour about 1/3 cup of the sauce over the chicken (or just enough to lightly coat each thigh) and turn to coat evenly in the sauce.
- Heat an oven-proof skillet over medium high heat; sear the chicken, skin side down first, until golden for about 5 minutes. Turn and repeat on the other side. Drain most of the excess oil from the pan, leaving about 1 tablespoon.
- Arrange chicken skin-side up in the pan; add the whole garlic cloves between the chicken; pour half of the remaining sauce over each thigh (about 1-2 tablespoons per thigh) and bake for 40-45 minutes until the chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear. If the skin isn't crispy, you can put it under the broiler for a minute or two to crisp it up.
- While the chicken is baking, pour the remaining sauce into a small pot (or saucepan), and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce heat down to low and allow to simmer while occasionally stirring, until the sauce has sightly reduced and thickened (about 6 minutes).
- Serve chicken with the remaining sauce, lemon zest and/or slices, and sliced green onions if you like!
Notes
Recipe slightly adapted from Cafe Delites
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